… While both vulnerabilities were patched in the Linux kernel, none of the distributions had incorporated the fix. At the time this post went live, several distributors had released patches. Known distributors included Debian , AlmaLinux , and Fedora . …
… Software Freedom Conservancy sues Vizio The Software Freedom Conservancy argues it has the right to Vizio OS’s source code because it owns several Vizio TVs and because the operating system is based on Ubuntu, a Linux distribution. …
… As a result, the exploit can decrement the variable an arbitrary number of times and then delete and free the chain when some objects still point to it. “In this blog post, we have seen how one incorrect exclamation mark introduced a use-after-free vulnerability which can be exploited by an unprivi… …
… According to a Ubuntu discussion forum on AskUbuntu.com, URLs that remained unavailable include: security.ubuntu.com jaas.ai archive.ubuntu.com canonical.com maas.io blog.ubuntu.com developer.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Security API – CVEs Ubuntu Security API – Notices academy.canonical.com ubuntu.com portal… …
… Between April 2021 and now, Linux’s share has climbed from under 1 percent to over 5 percent. This is a small number, and it’s not all SteamOS Valve’s OS isn’t broken out, but Arch, the base distribution for SteamOS, accounts for about 0.33 of that just-over-5-percent . …